Changes of serum uric acid and its clinical correlation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common type of childhood cardiomyopathy and uric acid (UA) is considered closely associated with cardiovascular disease. There are few reports about the relationship between serum UA level and DCM in children, and the present study aimed to analyze the changes and clinical correlation of the two.

Methods

The clinical data of 49 children under 16 years old and who were hospitalized with DCM, and 44 healthy children who underwent physical examination in the same period at Tianjin Children's Hospital from June 2015 to November 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results

The 49 children in the case group included 17 males and 32 females, aged from 2 to 172 months. The case group were divided into New York Heart Associati

SUBMITTER: Li TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8753472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature